Arts & Culture

Nokomis McElroy stands for a portrait in Orange Mound. (Andrea Morales) Andrea Morales

From Stax Records to social media, two generations of Black arts leaders support the scene Read Article

While birthed in different eras, The Collective and The Memphis Black Arts Alliance face the similar strifes from combating generational poverty in disinvested communities and having to navigate and engage artists in a city where arts infrastructure is in its infancy.

Photo: Youth programming at the Memphis Black Arts Alliance. (MBAA)

Brandon Marshall painting a recent temporary mural at the Crosstown strip. Averell Mondie

Musical Heights: A neighborhood's forgotten role in the history of one of pop's most famous studios Read Article

In a nondescript store front on National Street, some of the 20th century's biggest music stars once worked. Discover the one-time Heights recording studio that played a major role in garage rock, soul, and heavy metal and laid the groundwork for one of Memphis' most enduring musical ...

Photo: Ardent recordings opened in 1966 at the intersection of National and Bayliss, catty corner from the Sweden Kream that still stands today.

The intersection of art and urban planning makes Memphis 3.0 a multimedia strategy Read Article

Three Memphis-based artists are engaged in the comprehensive Memphis 3.0 planning process. Through art, they engage with residents and bring down to the earth lofty urban planning concepts such as livability, connectivity and sustainability.

Photo: Alex Greene, Yancy Villa Calvo, and Neili Jones at the Urban Art Commission offices. (Houston Cofield)

Soulsville artists in residence combine creativity with community outreach Read Article

As the home of legendary Stax Records, Soulsville is known as Memphis' music-first neighborhood. As part of a unique artists-in-residency program, a muralist and filmmaker have moved into the neighborhood to encourage creativity among their neighbors.

Photo: Kalimah Abioto features a clip from her film “Vulnerable: Street Interviews” Rachel Warren

Opera Memphis awards first McCleave Fellowship to local director Read Article

Dennis Whitehead Darling is the inaugural fellow of the McCleave Project, an initiative of the opera company to bring a focus on diversity and inclusion to the genre.

Photo: Dennis Whitehead Darling is the inaugural fellow of the McCleave Project, an initiative of the opera company to bring a focus on diversity and inclusion to the genre.

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Indie Memphis Film Festival kicks off tomorrow

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Source: I Love Memphis

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MEMFix re-imagines the Edge

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

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Build it and they will learn: lasting lessons from temporary MEMFix projects

Lesley YoungWednesday, October 15, 2014

Beale Street recognized for 'changing music history'

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Source: Rolling Stone Magazine

Development News

Giant theater, planetarium renovations just the beginning for the Pink Palace

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

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The music is back in Overton Square

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

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The space to create brings art to the Edge

Lesley YoungWednesday, October 1, 2014

Development News

Conceptual drawing of the hippo's underwater viewing area at the Memphis Zoo's Zambezi River Hippo Camp

Construction underway at Memphis Zoo on new hippo home

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

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Until recently, Tom Lee functioned as a festival park, lighting up for Memphis in May, and sitting dormant for the other 11 months of the year

Take me to the river: How the new Memphis riverfront is beating expectations

John MinerviniTuesday, September 30, 2014

Innovation & Job News

EPIcenter preps new Growth Academy suite

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

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Science and art collide happily in Art of Science

Amy FrenchWednesday, September 24, 2014

Innovation & Job News

Graceland debuts new iPad virtual tour

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Innovation & Job News

New $2 million teen learning lab coming to Central Library

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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The 1980s vintage MCI 600 console recently purchased by High-Low Recording

The music magnet: DIY studios keep indie rock at home in Memphis

Craig MeekWednesday, September 17, 2014

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The roots of the Edge District give life to new investment

Lesley YoungWednesday, September 17, 2014

Where's Memphis' Harlem?

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Source: Hattiloo Theatre

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In the Edge, citizens explore the art of the possible

Lesley YoungWednesday, September 10, 2014

Memphis a 'phenomenal' sports town

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Source: USA Today

Library gets newly designed card

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Source: Memphis College of Art

Development News

Southern Prohibition Brewery brings its brew to Memphis

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

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Memphis is a rich with authentic arts and culture assets. From the thriving music industry with deep roots in every important American genre to arts districts blossoming from Broad Avenue to Soulsville, Memphis' creative talents are not left in the history books. The city is home to a nationally acclaimed professional ballet company, opera and symphony orchestra and new galleries and collectives that are bringing the city's latest generation of artists into greater recognition.

Arts & Culture

From Stax Records to social media, two generations of Black arts leaders support the scene Read Article

Musical Heights: A neighborhood's forgotten role in the history of one of pop's most famous studios Read Article

The intersection of art and urban planning makes Memphis 3.0 a multimedia strategy Read Article

Soulsville artists in residence combine creativity with community outreach Read Article

Opera Memphis awards first McCleave Fellowship to local director Read Article

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